Player news from P1 of 2018: Essendon vs Richmond

David Zaharakis (93/78): Playing midfield
Zaharakis contributed with 22 disposals, 7 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 0.1.
Devon Smith (93/119): Rotating forward and midfield
Smith contributed with 26 touches, 2 grabs, 4 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Mark Baguley (79/87): Playing small defender
Baguley contributed with 20 touches, 8 marks, 3 tackles and 3 free kicks given away.
Shaun McKernan (76/58): Starting forward on Garthwaite with no ruck work
McKernan contributed with 14 touches, 11 marks, managed 2.0 and 3 free kicks given away.
Matt Dea (66/97): Playing in defence
Dea contributed with 13 disposals, 6 marks and 3 tackles.
Brendon Goddard (64/63): Floating in midfield as is his wont
Goddard added 17 disposals and 5 marks.
Patrick Ambrose (62/76): In defence
Ambrose contributed with 11 possessions, 5 marks and 4 tackles.
Darcy Parish (62/90): Playing in the midfield
Parish added 21 disposals and 3 tackles.
Andrew McGrath (60/66): Coming off a HBF
McGrath contributed with 18 touches, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Dyson Heppell (59/83): Playing inside midfield
Heppell contributed with 14 touches, 2 marks and 4 tackles.
Joshua Begley (55/55): Starting at half forward
Begley contributed with 12 possessions, 4 marks, 2 tackles and 1.1.
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (47/37): Starting deep forward
McDonald-Tipungwuti contributed with 12 possessions, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Conor McKenna (45/74): Starting at half back
McKenna contributed with 11 disposals, 3 tackles and booted 0.1.
Sam Draper (44/49): Playing a ruck/forward role
Draper contributed with 6 possessions, 2 marks, 3 tackles and 11 hit outs.
Adam Saad (41/86): First goal… 15 touches and 1.0. Running from defence.

Michael Hartley (40/55): In defence
Hartley contributed with 9 touches, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Matthew Leuenberger (39/73): First ruck
Leuenberger added 5 possessions and 29 taps.
Martin Gleeson (37/46): In defence
Gleeson added 14 disposals and 2 marks.
Kyle Langford (29/20): Playing small forward
Langford added 6 possessions and 4 marks.
Jackson Merrett (23/32): Rotating forward
Merrett added 7 touches and 2 marks.
Joe Daniher (21/30): At CHF on Rance
Daniher added 5 touches and 2 marks.
Zach Merrett (20/30): Copped a stray elbow to the jaw in Q1 and did not reapper
Merrett added 4 touches and 2 marks.
Josh Green (17/12): Starting deep forward
Green also had 5 disposals.
Jake Stringer (14/20): Stitches needed when his skull contacted the granite jaw of Rance in Q1
Stringer added 6 disposals and 2 marks.
Jake Long (3/8): Rotating off a wing
Long added 5 touches and 3 frees against.
Josh Caddy (109/132): Starting deep forward
Caddy contributed with 22 touches, 6 grabs, 5 tackles and 2.1.
Jack Graham (78/75): Rotating in midfield
Graham contributed with 14 possessions, 3 marks, 8 tackles and 1.0.
Dustin Martin (77/106): Rotating midfield and forward
Martin contributed with 24 possessions, 2 marks and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Corey Ellis (77/96): Starting in defence
Ellis contributed with 17 touches, 2 marks, 6 tackles and booted 1.0.
Nick Vlastuin (72/94): Starting in defence
Vlastuin added 21 touches and 6 marks.
Shaun Grigg (68/76): Coming off a wing
Grigg contributed with 17 disposals, 4 grabs, 3 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Jason Castagna (68/78): Playing an outside game
Castagna contributed with 11 possessions, 5 marks, 3 tackles and 2.0 on the scoreboard.
Kane Lambert (61/78): Doing jobs in midfield
Lambert contributed with 15 touches, 4 grabs and 2 tackles.
Jack Riewoldt (59/92): In everything in the forward line
Riewoldt contributed with 10 touches, 4 marks, 3 tackles and booted 1.2.
Shai Bolton (59/81): Starting on a HFF
Bolton contributed with 10 disposals, 2 marks, 2 tackles and booted 3.0.
Jayden Short (56/56): Rotating through half back
Short contributed with 13 touches, 5 marks and managed 1.0.
Trent Cotchin (55/116): Leading the inside midfield
Cotchin contributed with 17 disposals, 3 marks and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Brandon Ellis (52/57): Lurking on a HBF looking for kicks
Ellis added 12 touches and 6 marks.
Mabior Chol (47/49): Mostly in ruck after Nankervis was injured early
Chol contributed with 7 disposals, 2 grabs, 2 tackles, 10 ruck taps and managed 1.0.
Daniel Butler (45/63): Starting deep forward
Butler contributed with 12 possessions, 2 tackles and 0.2.
Ryan Garthwaite (45/72): Standing McKernan
Garthwaite contributed with 10 possessions, 3 marks and 5 taps.
Alex Rance (43/86): The big job on Daniher
Rance contributed with 9 possessions, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Reece Conca (43/68): Playing in midfield
Conca added 15 possessions and 2 marks.
Dylan Grimes (42/82): In defence
Grimes contributed with 11 disposals, 2 marks and 3 tackles.
Shane Edwards (39/62): Rotating forward and midfield
Edwards added 11 disposals and booted 1.0.
Kamdyn McIntosh (35/44): Started on a wing
McIntosh contributed with 8 disposals, 3 grabs and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Bachar Houli (34/66): Starting on a HBF
Houli added 11 touches and 2 marks.
Jacob Townsend (34/55): Starting forward
Townsend added 8 possessions and booted 2.0.
Jack Higgins (25/26): Rotating with low TOG
Higgins contributed with 5 disposals, 2 marks and managed 0.1.
David Astbury (10/26): Knock in the back of the head in a clash with Daniher in Q2… did not reappear after HT
Astbury also had 4 disposals.
Toby Nankervis (6/0): Shut down after hitting his head on the turf hard in Q1
Nankervis also had 2 touches.